Clean, fresh water is vital to our drinking water supply and our watershed creeks and wetlands. Natural flowing surface water and treated storm water from impervious areas infiltrate into our ground water or drains to nearshore beaches and the Salish Sea.

The Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) is designed to provide children with limited family and financial resources an opportunity to enter the educational system at the same level as most other children. By providing an educational opportunity, access to health care, and social support to these children and their families this type of program has been shown to prevent later social and school problems.

The Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment Programs work with community agencies, providers, and the regional organization North Sound Behavioral Health Organization (NSBHO) to assure that mental health and substance use treatment and recovery services are available to county residents.